Signup for the Newsletter

Tetraface releases Metasequoia 4.5 for OS X

An earlier version of Metasequoia in use, in a screenshot from Deviantart user johnjan11. The recent 4.5 update makes the veteran Japanese hobbyist 3D modelling software available on Mac OS X as well as Windows.

Veteran Japanese hobbyist 3D modelling software Metasequoia has just been released for Mac. Developer tetraface’s recent 4.5 update makes Metasequoia available on OS X for the first time.

Metasequoia: a primer for non-Japanese users
Although Metasequoia – sometimes referred to simply as ‘Meta’ – has been around for years, and does have an English-language edition, it’s never really taken off outside its native Japan.

If nothing else, it’s an interesting insight into the way the 3D tools market in Japan differs from that in the West, and there’s a free feature-limited edition if you want to download it and play around.